ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50369
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| Date: | Saturday 17 June 1944 |
| Time: | 01:53 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 101 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | LM474 |
| MSN: | SR-X2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Volkel Airfield, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ludford Magna |
Took off from RAF Ludford Magna at 23:41 on ABC duties in support of the RAF Bomber Command Sterkrade/Holten raid (Germany).
The aircraft was shot down from 20,000 ft by a night fighter and crashed near Volkel airfield, 2 km SSE of Uden, where those who died were taken for burial. Claims were submitted by Oblt. Alfons Köster (Stab III./NJG 2 / Junkers Ju 88 G-1) and by Lt. Gottfried Hanneck (6./NJG 1 / Messerschmitt Bf 110 G-4).
Since 1945, Fg Off Adair RCAF has been reinterred in Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery. Sgt James was the specialist operator:
Plt Off G G Welch RCAF (KIA)
Sgt B Tower (POW)
Fg Off D T McKillop RCAF (POW)
Fg Off D K Adair RCAF (KIA)
Sgt P West (POW)
Sgt R H James (KIA)
Flt Sgt J S Winder RCAF (KIA)
Sgt W V Ireland RCAF (KIA)
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3809&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part three
Google Maps
Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War 1944 Page 285.
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 September 1943 | ED410 | 101 Sqn RAF | 6 | Suttrup, Freren, Ems, Niedersachsen |  |
w/o |
| 4 May 1944 | DV275 | 101 Sqn RAF | 8 | 1 km southwest of Poivres; Aube département |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 04-Jan-2011 02:44 | gwsadair | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2016 18:22 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2018 05:32 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 09-Oct-2020 07:24 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2020 07:26 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2022 08:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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